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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Weather or Not, Christmas is Soon, a Random Tuesday Post

And now, a bit of random news from around here, linking up with Stacy's Random Thoughts at Stacy Uncorked.

There has been rain in the swamps, and some of us have let it postpone plans, and some of us have not. Our church delayed the second night of the Live Nativity. Instead, they will have it during the Sunday morning service on Christmas Eve, including bringing the animals into the sanctuary.

That is the weekend i will be at Grandma and Grandpa's house. No matter what work needs to be done, i am going to watch the livestream of that service. Knowing how reluctant the sheep are each time, and that the goats are the fainting kind, it ought to be quite a show.

Our neighborhood did not postpone the Luminary display. They banked on the prediction of a lull in the rain, and it paid off. We lit our luminaries and then walked to one of the hot cocoa stations, enjoying the lights and company of neighbors. Santa went through the neighborhood with the fire fighters, throwing candy and posing for pictures.

Little Girl came by that evening, as did #2 Son and Daughter-in-Law Becky and Young Jacob, who was wearing nothing but his long johns (or union suit, as some call it) and a jacket and boots. He says he is going to start a new holiday, National Long Johns Day, and i told him to apply to Chase's Calendar of Events to have it made official. He said he would if we would all wear our long johns with him once a year. Sorry, but i have to take a pass on that.

Little Girl hadn't seen my face since i fell and got stitches, and she was in tears. "My poor mommy, you are hurt!" she kept saying. When i mentioned letting her take out my stitches, she almost panicked. They will have to come out over the next weekend, when of course all the doctor's offices will be closed and i will be out of town anyway. Grandpa will probably end up being given the honors. It's very convenient having a doctor in the family.

Little Girl also came in last night after i got home from work carrying all of her Christmas shopping. She took advantage of the fact that i stock up on wrapping paper the day after Christmas each year, and she had a great time getting her gifts ready. She handed her father his gift and said, "Don't open it, and don't shake it!"

Today we are supposed to be able to get Bigger Girl’s car, Cicero, back from the mechanic. It’s been a long three weeks sharing vehicles, and now i am spoiled. Lunceford the Land Yacht has heat, and my Jalopy does not. Once Cicero is back, i will get my Jalopy, which will be nice, but i think i’m going to have to invest in a heating pad that plugs into a car outlet, if they make such a thing.

The dog is still here. Every lead to find her a home has gone nowhere, but we are not giving up.

Zippy is going up for adoption tomorrow. We are very hopeful he won’t be at the shelter for long.

Today is:

Build a Snowman Day -- occupy your mind, as Christmas seems too far away still; if you have no snow, make snowball cookies

Thomas Paine publishes his first "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls," 1776

Chinese troops occupy the capital Thang Long Vietnam, 1788

The US state of Kentucky becomes the first to appropriate money for road building, 1795

The US state of Georgia becomes the first to pass a birth registration law, 1823

Allen Wilson of Connecticut patents a sewing machine that can sew a curved seam, 1854

Albert L. Jones patents corrugated cardboard, 1871

The first black US Catholic priest, Charles Uncles, is ordained in Baltimore, 1891

The first city ordinance requiring separate neighborhoods for blacks and whites is passed, in Baltimore, 1910

Robert Ripley begins his "Believe It Or Not" column in the NY Globe, 1918

The British Broadcasting Corp begins transmitting overseas, 1932

The US Earth satellite Atlas transmitted the first radio voice broadcast from space, 1958

The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, returns to earth, 1972

The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that the People's Republic of China, in 1997, would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, is signed, 1984

Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from internal exile in Gorky, 1986

A record high barometric pressure of 1085.6 hPa (32.06 inHg) is recorded at Tosontsengel, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia, 2001

Businesswoman Chanda Kochhar is named as the successor of K. V. Kamath to the post of CEO and Managing Director of ICICI Bank, 2008

Studies on advice given by talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz show that only approximately 46% of his suggestions are supported by the medical evidence, causing critics to accuse him of giving vague or inaccurate advice so as to provide entertainment value, 2014

11 comments:

Somehow I missed the news of your mishap resulting in your facial injury which required stitches. Now, that IS convenient you have a doc in the family. Whenever we need stitches removed, then DH removes them. He takes the two stitches in my hip every 3-4 months when I get my HRT pellets. In the past, he removed my staples after hysterectomy surgery. He does a good job and has no medical experience. :) I'm glad that your neighborhood went through with the luminaries. We visited Dillsboro, North Carolina on the first for their annual luminaries lighting. It's such a beautiful show. Oh, snap a live nativity with real animals! Now, that's gotta be exciting to see first hand. I'd love to see such a production. I'm glad you'll be aired for you to watch while away for Christmas. National Long Johns Day...isn't there a National PJ Day? Tell your son, he could just wear his long johns for that national day. :) Have a fun week. The "Big Event" is almost upon us and I can't believe how fast this month is passing us. Merry Christmas to you and yours, dear friend and God bless!

Oh my goodness Mimi. I always check on your blog and I never knew about your injury. I'm so sorry about that. I hope that you getting better. First Steve in England and now you. Keep safe my friend. Merry Christmas to you all. See ya.

I was interested to see your mention of the Icelandic Christmas troll, I was fascinated at the Icelandic traditions which I must confess sound quite grim, but so different from everywhere else. I don't think I'd have been that keen to take stitches out either, I feel for your daughter! I hope you're fully recovered soon. The animal service sounds hilarious!